Vehicle-spring.



G. M. HUSTON.

VEHICLE SPRING.

APPLICATION FILED we 7, 1912.

1,049,097. Patented Dec. 31, 1912 muawto'o PATENT curios.

GEORGE M. HUSTUN, F NEW YORK, N. Y.

venture-seems.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. at, iota.

Application filed August. 7, 1912. Serial No. 713,827.

ent, No. 1,036,247, granted to me August 20,

1912, as will be hereinafter more particularly described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which: the figure is a side elevation of my impi'oved construction shown applied to a vehicle axle and body, said axle being shown in section.

In the said (.rawing the reference numeral 1 denotes one of the axles of an automobile or other vehicle, the same being shown I- shaped in cross section, though it may be of any configuration. Bolted'to the top of said axle at 2 is a leaf spring 3 of a construction now commonly used in automobiles and formed of desired number. of leaves. Said spring is its outer end connected, by a shackle at, with the free end of the innermost leaf 5 of a series of spring leaves 6.

Said spring leaves are conjointly connected to the vehicle body 7 at a point 8, and extenddownwardly therefrom in the arcs of-circles to a shackle 9 to which they are separately pivoted in spacedfrelation, said shackle being pivoted at to the free end of one of the shorter-leaves of leaf spring 3, said leaf being suitably shaped for that purpose. The spring leaves 6 are so connected to said shackle, as shown, that the center. leaf is practically unaffected by any movementof said shackle on its pivotlO, due to relative movement. of the axle. 1 and 'thebody 7, whereas the outermost leaf-will be drawn toward the center leaf toincrease their area of contact, and the innermost 'leaf will be simultaneously forced or pushed toward said center leaf with the same result.

r I prefer to interpose between the innermost leaf 5 and the leaves 6 a series of supplemental short spring leaves 11, whose function is'to strengthen the resilience of spring leaf 5 under tension.

In operation, when the. axle 1 and body 7 move toward each other the down pull exerted by the spring leaves 6 on shackle 9 will cause the latter to turn on its pivot 10 as described in my patent hereinbefore referred center leaf.

to, which movement, while it will but slightly affect the center-leaf, will pull the outermost leaf and will push the innermost. into a greater area of contact with the thrust of spring leaf 5 will through shackle l, drawdown the outer end of leaf spring 3,

the device as a whole operating most effectively not only as a spring but also as a:

shock absorber, and operating to offer a powerful resistance to shocks.

I have shown the device applied to both ends of the leaf spring 3 and connected at the points 8 to the vehicle body, the two At the same time the down,

sections being connected at 6 for transpor tation' purposes by the extension of one only of the leaves of the spring leaf, as in my'lietters Patent No. 1,032,235, granted July 9, 1912. I may, however, apply said device to one side only of the leaf spring 3, as shown in Fig. 2 of my Letters Patent No. 1,032,235, hereinbefore referred to.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A spring construction for vehicles, embodying a leaf spring attached to onememher, a spring leaf attached at one'end to the other member and at its other end to said leaf spring intermediate the length of the latter, and a supplemental spring leaf similarly attached to said other member and at its free end attached to the free end of said leaf spring. Y

I 2. A spring construction for vehicles, embodying a leaf spring attached to one member, and a plurality of similarly curved spring leaves fixed to" the othermember in contact with each otherand gradually separating toward their opposite ends, said opposite ends being'connected to said leaf spring intermediate the length of'the latter 3. A springconstruction for vehicles, embodying aleaf spring attached to one memher, a plurality of similarly curved spring with each other and gradually separating toward their opposite ends, said opposite ends being connected to said'leaf spring intermediate the length of the latter, and a supplemental spring leaf fixed to said other member in'contact wit-h said spring leaves and connected at its free end with the free end of the leaf spring.

al.- A spring construction for vehicles,embodying a leaf spring attached'to one inemleaves fixed to the other member in contact 7 her, a plurality of similarly curved spring leaves fixed to the other member in Contact with each ether and gradually separatingteward their opposite ends and ashaekle mnneeting the free ends of said spring leaves with said ear spring intermediate the length of the latter. v

A spring construction for vehicles, enihedjzing a .leai spring attached to one member, plurality 01L similarly curved spring oewe? with said leaf spring intermediate the length of the latter, and a supplemental spring leaf attached 'to said other member with said similarly curved spring leaves and connected at its free end With the free end of the leaf spring.

In testimony. whereof I have hereunto set my" hand in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

' GEORGE M. HUSTON.

Witnesses ,LEWIS A. Hnsron,

J. N. FORT, Jr.

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